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Oct 3, 2017 · Sophia Dorothea was born in Celle, Germany on September 15, 1666 to George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his mistress, a Frenchwoman, Éléonore Marie Desmier d’Olbreuse. Éléonore met George William in 1664 and the Duke immediately fell in love with her, cementing her German relocation. She was given the title Lady of Harbourg ...
Oct 30, 2014 · The marriage produced two children; a son, George Augustus, and a daughter, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. However, George soon took a mistress, and even began to behave violently towards his wife ...
Oct 13, 2015 · The love-life of George I was a case in point, and I would like to share a few facts about the King, his Queen, and two of his mistresses known to the British public as The Elephant and The Maypole. When George had married his cousin Sophia Dorothea of Celle in 1682 he was twenty-two and she was sixteen. It was not exactly a love-match – she ...
May 28, 2024 · Join us as we explore the tragic and captivating life of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the wife of King George I of Great Britain. From her ill-fated marriage to...
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May 10, 2017 · Born the only child of the Duke George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1666, Sophia Dorothea was illegitimate. Her mother was the Duke’s long standing mistress, Éléonore Marie d’Esmier d’Olbreuse, an exiled French Protestant aristocrat. They weren’t even supposed to be together, and Sophia Dorothea was not supposed to exist. George William was supposed to marry Princess Sophia ...
Sep 24, 2020 · Sophia Dorothea of Celle... She was the wife of King George I of Great Britain, and mother of George II. The union with her first cousin was an arranged marr...
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Sep 20, 2019 · Sophie's trip to Barcelona with Mason was the final straw for George, as he calls the end to their relationship and leaves Singletown for good. Watch now on ...
